[Talib Kweli]
Attention players
The rules of the game have now changed
People are no longer afraid of the truth
You call yourself an MC? Hi-Tek, hit 'em with the..
Hi-Tek on the boards, Kweli in the booth
Make 'em feel it in they bones with the..
Come down yo..
Like, oh my God, what do we have here?
My man is on fire like the Ohio Players
Throw yo' hands in the air, keep 'em there if you with me
The MPC-60 is rare, but it still sound cripsy
Kicks and snares take 'em from elsewhere, samples is hard to find
We don't just act divine, we are
We walkin upright, you lack spine
I don't just write rhymes
I send force through pipelines to like minds
My light shine so bright it do be, vital like lifesigns
The night time is the right time for a battle so it's special
when cats don't just say your joint is hot, cats say "Yo I respect you"
Put yo' fist in the air when you hear the manifesto
You had any prior doubts to my skills? Time to let goHi-
Tek, the beats is right beside the soundgarden
Tracks get in the vein like heroin the way heads be noddin
Officially, people love our company like they was misery
I'm known to blast MC's with the cannon of history
Specifically the ones who forgot where they come from
So it's the light that they run from like roaches
whenever the truth approaches
I attack the track ferocious, never lose my focus
Hold this true hip-hop, closest to my heart, and you know this
Nowadays it's hopeless and my diagnosis
is to grab the microphone and be the dopest, you can quote this
Niggaz sound like they injected with collagen
You followin these hollow men no honor when
you bite off more than you could chew or could be swallowin
Sorry man I ain't got no pity for you to wallow in
Quit hollerin before you get stomped out with my Solomon's
All the way from Lynn Street, to (?)
Always bringin you hot shit, aiyyo we promisin
{*"Dissect it on more high-tech shit computers wanna bite" -> Common*}
Hi-Tek, real name Tony Cottrell, is an American rapper, DJ and record producer born in New York. Active since the late '90s, Hi-Tek is known for his production style characterized by jazz and funk samples, which helped define the underground hip hop scene of the 2000s. He is primarily known for his work with the duo Reflection Eternal, formed with Talib Kweli, and as a producer on the debut album of the group Black Star, Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star. Among his most celebrated productions are "The World Is Yours" by Nas, "Get Up" by Common and "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" by A Tribe Called Quest. Hi-Tek has collaborated with numerous prominent hip hop artists, including De La Soul, Erykah Badu and The Roots. His 2001 solo album, *Hi-Teknology*, is considered a classic of underground hip hop.
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